Annual Report 2009 10 AMRITA

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ANNUAL REPORT

2009-10

AMRITA

AMRITA[Agency For Multidimensional Research, Implementation,

Training & Advocacy]

Head Office:Plot No. 125, Leelapur Road, Chack Hariharvan, Jhunsi, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India,-221506

Regional Office: A-2, Gopal Tribhuvan Gupta Enclave,Finance Colony, Akashvani RoadKhajpura, Beli Road,Patna, Bihar, India- 800014Email: amrita.org @gmail.comMobile: +91-9507203763

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Forewords__________

Year 2009-10 was very crucial for us. In this year, we, as a team, had decided to do more focuson climate change issue. Climate change is big issue. It is deep rooted in our all walk of life. Aswe know, in every coming year, people from different locations from our country, are facingwater scarcity, lack of production in agriculture and many others, due to irregular monsoon,less rain fall and excess heat. It was big question mark in front of us that why we are facingsuch problems in increasing manner? Can we solve it or reduce it? And we have got positiveanswer from the different sources. And we have decided to do good research, provide goodinformation to the people and also decided to work in the field of food security and on waterconservation at grassroots level.

Food security and climate change issue are very interlinked because flood and drought is themost difficult situation for the people. We are reading from last 5 -6 years that Bundelkhand as

drought prone area is facing acute problem of food and water crisis. To know the drought andits problem it was important to work in this area and we have prefer go for Bundelkhand. Weentered in another region is Bihar, in this concern. As Bihar is known for flood prone area andpeople are facing trouble severe problem due to flood.

In this year, we gave more focus on developing leadership skills of community people andempowering them and improving governance system in the operation areas. The efforts weremade in terms of conducting researchers and studies and capacity building programmes. Hope,in future, we will have encouraging results.

We are also focusing to save the two species. Firstly vultures and secondly gangetic dolphin(Souns). As, we are running our campaign to SAVE DHANESH (A migratory bird). Gangeticdolphin is in crisis and people are hunting this extraordinary species for their profit and it isimportant to make awareness to SAVE SOUNS.

We hope, we will make some differences with our serious approach and peoples support.

Dr. Alka SinghPresident

18 May, 2010


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Contents

S.N. Issues Page Nos.

1 Profile of The Organization 4-7

2 Accomplished Programmes and Activities

Research Project on Citizen Engagement & Accountability inClimate Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction Policy Processes inIndia

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Capacity Development of Local Rural Governance 9

Development of Womens Leadership Skills 9-10

Study on Women in Local Rural Governance System In Bihar:Current Status, Problems, Challenges and Future Options

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Sensitization of Women and Adolescents on Health and HygieneIssues

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Research on Unending Problems of UPs Small -Marginal andWomen farmers

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Improving Policy Responses to Enhance The Climate AdaptiveCapacity of the Food System of the Indo-gangetic Plain, Bihar,India.

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Community Empowerment & Development Initiatives in Patna,Bihar

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Technical Support to State, National and InternationalOrganizations

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Sharing of Learning and Concerns 15

3 Bihar Development Network 16

4 Supporter on Technical Issues 16-17


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Profile of The Organization

AMRITA is an outcome of a voluntary movement initiated by some sensitized students of Allahabad University, Uttar Pradesh, India, during early nineties, to bring about positive changesin the Environment, social environment as well as peoples behavior and practices. Earlyevangelical thoughts and emotions were translated into insights and programs with specificobjectives. At initial level AMRITA as a visionary worked for the issue related to Environment,Health, gender with extreme focus.

In the field of Environment primarily worked for water conservation. At the start AMRITA worked for awareness generation programme to save GANGA (A holy river) and also worked tosave migratory birds specially Dhanesh (local name). Many camps were organized at

Allahabad to generate awareness to save GANGA and also to save migratory birds like Daneshand others. Coordination with Ganga Action plan was one of the major achievements in thisregard.

At the dawn of new millennium, most of the people involved with the AMRITA started feeling

the need of a formal organization and hence AMRITA was registered as a non-governmentalorganization under the Indian Society Registration Act 1860 , in 2000. Initially, peopleassociated with AMRITA were not in favor of taking direct government support or grants fromfunding agencies, however, with many such notions were re-considered under the requirementsat grassroots level. Major portion of the activities and programs were (and still are) funded bycommunity and professional fee of AMRITAs development professionals working for manynational and international agencies.

AMRITA, today, is one of the most streamlined and competent organizations, upholding the truespirit of research, analysis, advocacy, training, and consultancy. We have qualifiedprofessionals to take care of the needs of the local clients and organizations. All India network of field staffs and partner NGOs, language proficiency, capability to handle multi-centeredprojects, and extensive experiences in rural, urban and tribal areas are our assets. Seniorexperienced professional staff, renowned external consultants, and international experts involvein projects requiring specialized knowledge. Our professionals have undertaken research forseveral national and international organizations including World Bank, Ministry of Health andFamily Welfare, Ministry of Human Resource Development, EngenderHealth, USAID, DFID,IFES, BBCWST, NACO, Actionaid, UNICEF, IFES, UNDP, The Futures Group, DANIDA, ISS, SIDA,CASP-PLAN, Ministry of women and child development, various departments of different StateGovernments, et

Organizational Vision

We subscribe to the view that the change is the ultimate nature of universe. We, also, hold theview that changes in society and environments are complementary to each other. It is essentialto understand and recognize this interface between society and environment to have a realisticunderstanding of various issues. Such an approach with holistic perspective andmultidisciplinary insight is the only way to tackle the problems faced by contemporary world andfor ensuring a sustainable development of society and environment across the globe. Webelieve that poor and marginalized people must be at the core of all developmental efforts so


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that their capacities would be built against the forces and factor which put them under thevulnerable situation.

Organizational Mission

To create an enabling environment for making this world a better and more equitableplace to live.

Bring grassroots level reality at the table of policy formulators, in order to sensitize thepolitical and administrative system on important issues.

Generate awareness among people and communities about adopting eco-friendlypractices in agriculture and allied sector.

To bring positive changes in the health, education and governance related practices of people and communities.

To eradicate poverty through effective interventions and insights on various livelihoodoptions.

To bring equality among people across races, gender and social categories. To bring changes in the lives of weaker sections by creating an enabling environment

through developing a network of organizations and experts. To disseminate the experiences of working with communicates among development

professional & agencies, policy formulators and people at large in order to bring thegrassroots realities before them.

Thematic Issues

Health and Care management of destitute patients

Human Rights

Primary education in slum areas (named as Education at door step )

Environment Conservation relatedissues

Health of Adolescent Girls and Boys Gender and Women Empowerment Child Development Poverty reduction

Local Governance Issues HIV /AIDS Climate Change Adaptation

Disaster Risk Reduction Sustainable / Organic Agriculture Networking and Policy Influencing Public Private partnership Livelihood and food security Sexual and Reproductive Health and

Rights.

Our Approaches

Problem Solving Participatory Learning Community Centric Experiment and Promote

Innovations

Community Based InstitutionBuilding

Flood & Drought Specific Initiatives Gender as a Cross Cutting Agenda


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Research Based Policy Making Process

Our Operational Area and Our Network

AMRITA is implementing the programmes and projects in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on the

various social developmental issues, detailed below. It has a huge team of researchers, trainersand other consultants located at various places in India. AMRITA has recently brought togetherhighly qualified and experienced research and training professionals to provide research,training and other technical support as well as services in health, social development andenvironmental issues. AMRITAs network exists at national and international levels.

In India, the network partners are in below mentioned states:

Uttar Pradesh Bihar Uttarakhand Delhi

Madhya Pradesh Chattisgarh Jharkhand

Internationally, it has had linkages with organizations and experts on the various issues. Thesecountries include Australia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan etc.

Our Role

AMRITA discharges following roles and responsibilities in the social developmental sector:

Programme Implementation Conduction of Researches & Studies Capacity Building

Policy Advocacy Monitoring and Evaluation Support Organization

Our Expertise :

AMRITA as an organization of experienced professionals offers its professional expertise inprogramme implementation, conducting training, researches and studies, data collection andanalysis and capacity building of the stakeholders. It also collaborates in researches withpremier research institutions, national and international NGOs and funding agencies. AMRITA isa partner organization of INSIGHTRESEARCHNETWORK. The areas of research and training areas under:

Biodiversity and Conservation Demography / Population & Health/ RCH

HIV/AIDS Sexual and Reproductive Health

and Rights. Gender and women development Process documentation

Industrialization, Development & Environment

Energy and Environment Agriculture and Rural

Development Water Resources Urban Development Rural development


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Appreciation & Award

Considering remarkable work and contribution,

AMRITA was given appreciation & award by government organizations.

Panchayati Raj Social and Political Movements Communication and Media

Research Water and sanitation

Watershed Climate Change Adaptation Disaster Risk Reduction Child Development Other areas of Social Research

Capacity Building Areas

Our Training experts have experiences of conducting TOTs for Government officials and peopleassociated with NGOs and CBOs. Our professionals have huge experiences of developingtraining manuals, on various topics, for national and international agencies. Our training teamhas conducted training workshops and TOTs on following issues;

Health (RCH and ARSH, HIV/AIDS) Water and Sanitation

Masculinity and gender Globalization Sexual and Reproductive Health &

Rights. Environment conservation &

Pollution

Child Development Climate change Adaptation

Disaster risk reduction Community base institutions Livelihood and food security Education and Learning PRA and Participatory Research

Collaborative Partnership with Government

AMRITA, by collaborating with government and private organizations, strategically wants toserve the larger section of the society. It has been successful inestablishing good rapport with government and privateorganizations and has worked on various issues.

With Swarooprani Nehru Medical Hospital, Allahabad, a wellrecognized government hospital, AMRITA has worked for morethan 12 years on the issues, care services to destitute,tuberculosis and leprosy patients. In addition to it, work wascarried out the issues, HIV/AIDS and blood donation. On theseissues, several camps, seminars and awareness generation of youth on HIV/AIDS were carried out.

In support of Railway department, AMRITA has provided travelling facilities to huge numbers of destitute patients. Realizing the strength and expertise, recently, The North Central Railway hasappointed AMRITA as member of the Committee, constituted upon the judgment of theHonorable Supreme Court of India. The committee, comprising five members, has to takecorrective measures on the complaint of on sexual harassment and atrocities on the workplace.


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Figure 1: Discussion with Community

Accomplished Programmes and Activities in Year 2009-10

1- Research Project on Citizen Engagement & Accountability in Climate Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction Policy Processes in India supported by Institute of Development Studies, U.K and Christian Aid, UK (2009).

Under the Climate and DisasterGovernance Programme, Instituteof Development Studies, U.K andChristian Aid, UK had invitedresearch proposals. Our memberhad submitted me a researchproposal on CitizenEngagement & Accountabilityin Climate Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction PolicyProcesses in India and his

proposal was selected and includedone of five selected researchproposals at international level. Forthe research purposes, Gorakhpurdistrict was chosen to representthe national data as which facedshocks of disaster and climatechange. In India, for tackling threats and disaster and climate change, policies andprogrammes were being developed. As the policy affected the citizen, henceforth in policyprocess their participation was demanded. Also, government policies and programmesexpressed their intention to involve the citizen in climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction policy process. In the situation, the research project had followed belowobjectives:

Bring out the present status of role of citizen engagement and accountability towardsand existing government process for engaging the citizens in - climate adaptation & disaster risk reduction policy processes.

Gathering information about possible barriers in and challenges before and for exploringthe possibilities of -effective collaboration of government and citizen for climateadaptation & disaster risk reduction policy processes.

Sensitizing both the government and citizens towards contributing to effectiveformulation and implementation of climate adaptation & disaster risk reduction policies.

The data collection was taken from the citizens of both rural and urban areas as well asfrom government officials of various department, public representatives (MLA and localurban and rural governance systems), non-voluntary organizations, media, subject matterspecialist and media. For collecting the data and opinion on wider level, the researchquestions were also raised at international e-forum namely Solution Exchange, run and


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managed by UNDP, India. After data collection, report was prepared and prior submitting tofunding organization, the feedbacks were obtained from national and internationalnetworking organizations (Australian National University, Australia). After incorporating theirsuggestions and feedbacks, the report was submitted.

2- Capacity Development of Local Rural Governance

India is a rural country and a largest democratic country in the world too. Its 65% of totalpopulation lives on rural areas. By learning from the golden history of local governancesystem, for development of the rural population, 73th and 74 th of Indian Constitution

Amendments were made. Despite it, the local rural and urban governance systems in UttarPradesh are not in a good position. The local rural governance is unable to perform theirrole and responsibilities. Behind their poor and pathetic status, the lack of the capacitybuilding about their constitutional role and responsibilities, leadership skills and governmentprogrammes is the major reasons. The situation of local urban governance is more worstbecause even after passing of around 15 years, the state government has not madeapplicable 74 th of Indian Constitution Amendment.

Realizing the potential of local governance system and urgent need of rural developmentthrough this system motivated us to build the capacity of selected rural governance systemof Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. In this regard, a training programme was plannedand a training material was developed. The training of selected panchayat members of fivepanchayats of Mehnagar block of the district was carried out. In this training, belowmentioned aspects were covered:

Development of leadership skills. Development of understanding about the Concept of Local Governance Systems and

their constitutional role and responsibilities.

Government programme and schemes. Challenges and Problems

The capacity building and follow up of the local governance systems has started the positivechanges in the community. They are also learning to make the difference in the community.During the follow up, we are also creating awareness in the community to extend their fullco-operation and support to the local governance systems.

3- Development of Womens Leadership Skills

Indian women significantly contribute in the development of domestic, society and nation.Despite being 50% of total population and their contribution in the societal development,they are out of developmental mainstreaming. Also, India has been traditionally been homeof atrocities on the women due to male dominated society. For their developmental, anumbers of progarmmes and schemes are being implemented but their benefits are notreaching to the women. Behind their pathetic position and being out of developmentalmainstreaming, the major reasons includes, lack of education, lack of leadership skills andother are responsible determinants.


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As per our strategy, we had chosen Shankargarh block of Allahabd district for building thecapacity of women of five panchayats. This block of drought affected and migration is veryhigh and reach of government programmes and schemes is almost the negligible. Beforeinitiating training process, in support with local NGOs, the contents of training was preparedand later five batches of comprising women and adolescents from five panchayats werecovered under the training. Below aspects were covered under the training:

1. Status of Women in the Indian History covering the local context.2. Development of leadership skills.3. Mobilization of community and other stakeholders4. Government programme and schemes.5. Challenges and Problems

The capacity building of the women leaders is making them realized about their importanceand status in the society and motivating them to lead their development. They are alsomobilizing the community and learning to make the difference in the community.

4- Study on Women in Local Rural Governance System In Bihar: Current Status,Problems, Challenges and Future Options

During working on our research on citizen engagement in climate adaptation anddisaster risk policy process in India, we had had very astonishing and frustratingcomments regarding women as ordinary community member and as local governancemember; they said that women have no role in policymaking process. The government andpolicy makers are not willing to involve them in policymaking process. It is well known factthat after 73rd amendments, it was the big questions that how can it be effective if womenare unable to participate in decision-making process. Moreover, it was decided that womenwould be the essential part of this important process. At the moment women is enjoying

reservation at panchayat level in the all states of India. But the unfortunate part is this thatthey are not actual decision maker as political leaders in everywhere in India. However,women reservation at panchayt level is good for women leadership at grassroots level but atthe same time, many other important aspects are also necessary to develop goodleadership. This is sad and raises uncountable questions on us!

Considering this facts and high percentages of women in local governance system in Biharhad motivated us to see what womens status is in local governance system. For the studypurposes, five panchayats of Patna district was selected. Below mentioned respondentswere covered in the interview:

o Pradhans (women)o

Panchayat member (women)o Community members (FGD)o Panchayat seceratoryo District panchayat officero NGOs representatives


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After 73 rd amendments, very few organizations are working with panchayats. What wehave found in our study, broadly there are two types of women leadership at panchayatlevel

1. Women who are working according to family norms and community rule,2. Women who are bold and trying to enjoy power and work as actual pradhans

However, the unfortunate part of both types is:

They dont know about panch ayat act and rule less informed less gender sensitiveness not trained mostly illiterate very shy and less vocal behaving like their male counterpart

The most worst part is this that very few women who are dominant as leader is either

learning the tri cks and tacts of corruption or getting tips to do so. However, theyneed:

Better exposure Good training to know about the role of panchayat & pradhan Sufficient information Better support from government agencies Community support

If women as panchayat leader are trying to work independently facing:

Masculine behavior of the community

Strong opposition of family members Being helpless because of less information and knowledge

We found here that panchayat member even many pradhans (Mukhiya ) dont know aboutthe 6 panchayat committees. Hasbands of Mahila Mukhiyas are proxy mukhiya. Thebureaucracy is more overriding and dominant they often treating panchayas as subordinateagencies and using panchayat body as the part of their nexus. This is one of the mainreason which prohibits women to come out from the shadow. It is also notable that womenpradhan or mukhiyas are often failed to deal the corruption and the complicated politicalsituations.

This study is a primary step of our big aim of developing a model of panchayats working onsustainable development through building the capacity of panchayat members includingwomen members. We believe, sustainable development without local governance andwomen is not possible especially when 78% is our rural population.


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5- Sensitization of Women and Adolescents on Health and Hygiene Issues

Azamgarh is a one of the most backward district in Uttar Pradesh. It is located in Easternpart of Uttar Pradesh. It is a large district of eastern U.P. and a least urbanized district.

Above 70% of total population lives in villages and around 80% people are dependent onthe agricultural work or its allied activities. The women contribute a lot in domestic andlivelihood development status. But, their social economic and health condition are not good.In the absence of adequate health services and inadequate knowledge about hygiene,sanitation practices, they face very hardship. The sexual transmitted infections andreproductive transmitted infections are more common in the women. Also, adolescence girlsface the problems in menstrual health.

In discussion with women and adolescent girls, the need of education / awarenessgeneration programme was felt. Realizing the urgency of the issues, two approaches wereadopted:

1. Awareness generation on health issues through organizing meeting of

women and adolescent girls

2. Orientation about government health programmes and services and theirsources

The meeting was facilitated by health expert and a lot of queries were solved by her. Afterorientation, attitudinal and behavioral changes are reflecting amongst women andadolescent girls. They are also accessing the government health systems.

6- Research on Unending P roblems of UPs Small-Marginal and Women farmers

Uttar Pradesh,agriculture is still themain occupation of themajority of the people /farming community. Thisfarming community isrecognized as backboneof our food productionsystem. From thisoccupation, they feedtheir family members aswell as others includingour publicrepresentatives,bureaucrats anddevelopmental workers.Of total farming


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Figure: Poor Quality Seed of Black Gram

community, landless, small and marginal famers constitute around 80%. This farmingcommunity so-far has continuously been making efforts to overcome so-called well knownnegative factors-created by green revolution. Because of continuous effort for tackling theproblems andchallenges posedby greenrevolution,disaster, climatechange impactsand lack of aconduciveenvironment (atthe levels of government andbureaucrats), theirsocio-economicsituation is day byday becomingvulnerable andempathetic. Nodoubt, thiscommunity hastaken theresponsibility to feed us but they are hungry and dying in thousand numbers every year. Onthe issue, the government in public meetings & their reports are highlighting theirachievements and efforts. These are anyhow not going to solve the farmers' problems andpresent food crisis. The problems of poor and marginalized framers are continuing.

To expose the above realities through an organized research study, above 200 voluntaryorganizations of all four economic regions of Uttar Pradesh were distributed a questionnaireand asked to submit the filled up. Collected data has been analyzed and report developmentis in the process.

7- Improving Policy Responses to Enhance The Climate Adaptive Capacity of theFood System of the Indo-gangetic Plain, Bihar, India.

Globally, there is growing concern that global environmental change will seriously affect theproduction and equitable provisions of food and undermine efforts aimed at socio-economicdevelopment. To address climate change issues more efficiently, the national andinternational key organizations and players have given emphasis on conducting theresearches at regional and local levels. In the context, in the Indo-gangetic region, one

AMRITAs member has worked with consortium of organizations, likes , Centre for Ecologyand Hydrology of Natural Environmental Research Council-UK, Global Environmental Change


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Figure: Water Logging in Research Area ( Vaishali) Bihar

Figure: Malnourished Women with Her Child

And Food System- International Project Office-UK, Asia Pacific Network for Global ChangeResearch-Japan, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation, Nepal, Punjab AgriculturalUniversity, Haryana, Centrefor Global Change (CGC),Bangladesh and GlobalChange Impact StudiesCentre (GCISC), Pakistan.For this research purposes,five sites in four countrieswere chosen.

In collaborative work, inbelow mentioned phases,research work was carriedout:

a. Food Characterization

System of Research Area ( Vaishali districtin Bihar)

b. Vulnerability Assessment of Research Area (

Vaishali district inBihar)

c. Policy Gap Analysis for Developing Decision Support Systemsd. Policy Advocacy Efforts

Due to several reasons, last two steps would not be completed and project was over. But,realizing the need to work on sensitizing various stakeholders to contribute in enhancingadaptive capacity of food system,previously involved AMRITAsmember continued the effortswithout any support. In the reportedyear, he sensitized variousstakeholders about the researchfindings and continuing on last steps(Policy Gap Analysis for DevelopingDecision Support Systems and Policy

Advocacy Efforts).

8- Community Empowerment & Development Initiatives inPatna, Bihar

AMRITA, has, so-far, been involvedin Bihar development though


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conducing researchers and studies on various issues, including climate change and localgovernance system. Realizing the importance of promoting community level initiatives andtransferring knowledge and experience into community level interventions, AMRITA,initiated community level empowerment process. The process has been initiated in fivepanchayats of Patna district of Bihar. In the reported year, the preparatory process could beinitiated. The good rapport with local governance members and community has beenestablished.

9-Technical Support to State, National and International Organizations:

The capacity building of various stakeholders has been one of AMRITAs key approaches. Withpassage of time, AMRITA has not only evolved itself as research organization but also astechnical and support organization. It has provided support to a numbers of state, national,international and governmental organizations. In the reported year, AMRITA provided technicalsupport to below mentioned organizations:

In the March, 2010, The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India and theInternational Recovery Platform (IRP) organized a workshop to develop Recovery Toolsand Guidance Notes on the various issues related to climate change and Disaster Risk Reduction. IRP had drafted sector specific notes capturing some of the good practices of disaster recovery programs and lessons learnt in recovery, including restoration andimprovement of facilities, livelihoods and living conditions of disaster-affectedcommunities. In this programme, AMRITA member was called as Technical Expert ForClimate Change Adaptation Sector to provide the technical inputs.

Care India, Uttar Pradesh Chapter, had invited AMRITA member to provide technicalsupport on conducting study on Role of Local Governance in Improving HealthSituation in Uttar Pradesh. She was engaged for three months.

Sehyog, Lucknow, India, had involved AMRITA member in their workshop on healthand documenting the process on Janani Suraksha Yojna for two months.

Vinoba Sewa Ashra, Shahjahanpur, India had engaged AMRITA member fordocumenting and providing technical support on INHP-III for seven months.

10. Sharing of Learning and Concerns

Apart from learning through conducting researches and studies and implementing projects on

various issues, AMRITA members used to share their knowledge and experiences on variousnational and international workshops, e-forum, meetings etc. In persuasion of its approach, AMRITA shared on below mentioned platforms:


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Figure: Presidents Addressing Workshops Participants

In workshop on Drought Protection Programme in Budelkhand Region, India

AMRITA, based on its previous experience in the sectors of climate change and disaster,is making various types of efforts. It is not only doing

research and study in bothdrought and flood affectedareas, but alsocollaborating with localpartners NGOs and otherpeoples. In the reportedyear, The President of

AMRITA, had participatedin a workshop onDrought Protection

Programme inBudelkhand Region,organized by GrammonnatiSansthan, Mahoba, UttarPradesh. In the workshop,she had shared theprevious history of drought and emphasized collection and promotion of local traditionalknowledge and practices. Convinced with knowledge and experience, other presentorganizations had invited AMRITA to work on the issues. In this director, AMRITA ismaking necessary efforts.

AMRITAs members had written articles and commented on various issues, likes, foodsecurity, urban poverty, local governance, women leadership, climate adaptation, etc,on below mentioned e-forums:

o Gender community of Solution Exchange, run & managed by UNDP, Indiao Climate Change community of Solution Exchange, run & managed by UNDP,

Indiao Food Security community of Solution Exchange, run & managed by UNDP, Indiao Food Security Network, run & managed by FAO, Italyo Evidence Based Policy in Development Network ( www.ebpdn.org )

11. Bihar Development Network

To sensitize the stakeholders to contribute in the Bihar development, AMRITA hasdeveloped one e-forum ([email protected] ). This is at initial stage and has sharedfew experience and information. AMRITA is making its full effort to popularize it for gettingexpected results.
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12 Technical Supporter Team

AMRITA is expanding its network and taking technical support from national andinternational experts on various issues:

a. Dr Ahsan Uddin AhmedExecutive Director, Centre for Global Change (CGC), BangladeshContact address : House 12-Ka/A/1 Shaymoli (Second Lane),Mohammedpur, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.

Specialization: Climate Variability and Change (Impacts, Vulnerability, & Adaptation),Environmental and Resource Management

b. Dr R K Vishnoi Vice President

In-depth Technical and Financial Consultant Lt.,205 Main Road, Samta Colony,Raipur-492001, Chhatisgarh, India

Specialization: Climate Mitigation and Adaptation, Agriculture, Livestock Managementand Environmental and Resource Management

c. Mr Rohit SinghTechnical Advisor-Eastern Plain Landscape-Law EnforcementWWF Cambodia Country ProgrammeHouse #54, Street 352,Boeung Keng Kang I,PO Box 2467, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Specialization: Wildlife Conservation Issues

d. Mr Muhammad Arif Rashid Goheer Senior Scientific OfficerGlobal Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC)National Centre for Physics (NCP) Complex,Quaid-e-Azam University Campus,Shahdra Valley Road,

Islamabad-44000, Pakistan

Visiting Fellow National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH) ANU College of Medicine, Biology and EnvironmentThe Australian National UniversityCanberra ACT 0200, Australia

Specialization: Climate Mitigation and Adaptation, Agriculture


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e. Mr Madhukar UpadhayaDirectorNepal Water Conservation Foundation Nepal, Nepal

Specialization: Climate Change, Food Security, Agriculture

f. Dr Raj Kumar PandeyBihar Economic Research Institute, Patna, Bihar

Specialization: Renewal Energy and PRA

g. Mr Ram Dayalu Jaiswal,State Leader, National Forum Sasakawa Indian Trust,

Village- Leprosy Centre, Bindwa,Mohanlalganj, Lucknow

Specialization: Lepers Issues and Rural Development

h. Mr Avnish KumarIndependent ConsultantC/o Mr. S.P. Purohit, Block B, Saraswati Vihar, Ajabpur Khurd, Dehradun,Uttranchal.

Specialization: Research, HIV/AIDs. Leprosy, Gender and Women Development andWaste Management

i. Mr Mrigank Shekhar Singh Advocate & Independent Consultant

3rd floor, 247 Rama Market, Munirka, New Delhi 110067,

Specialization: Social Legal Issues, Health Issues ( HIV/AIDs), Gender and Womendevelopment, Human Development

j. Mr. Gyaneshwar Singh AusAID ALA International Leadership Fellow ( 2009)Research Fellow under Climate & Disaster Governance Programme, Institute of Development Studies, U.K (2009)

House No. 529/GA/1, Kamla Nehru Nagar,Near Hansbhakti Dham, Ring Road,

Post - Vikas Nagar,Lucknow 226 022 (U.P.) India.

Specialization: Climate Mitigation and Adaptation, Sustainable / Organic Agriculture,Food Security, Livelihood, Disaster Risk Reduction, Governance

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